"I've been walkin' these streets so longSingin' the same old songI know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of BroadwayWhere hustle's the name of the gameAnd nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rainThere's been a load of compromisin'On the road to my horizonBut I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on meLike a rhinestone cowboyRiding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeoLike a rhinestone cowboyGetting cards and letters from people I don't even knowAnd offers comin' over the phoneWell, I really don't mind the rainAnd a smile can hide all the painBut you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long wayAnd I dream of the things I'll doWith a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoeThere'll be…

My Favorite song of his. Dolly Parton sang it also. I agree, that's a terrible disease to get. Make sure you eat eggs. I hear tell eggs have the needed stuff to get away from Alzheimer's disease

I still remember when he was young and his song then was little green apples....

And I wake up in the mornin'With my hair down in my eyes and she says "Hi"And I stumble to the breakfast tableWhile the kids are goin' off to school…goodbyeAnd she reaches out 'n' takes my handAnd squeezes it 'n' says "How ya feelin', hon?"And I look across at smilin' lipsThat warm my heart and see my mornin' sunAnd if that's not lovin' meThen all I've got to sayGod didn't make little green applesAnd it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertimeAnd there's no such thing as Doctor SeussOr Disneyland, and Mother Goose, no nursery rhymeGod didn't make little green applesAnd it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertimeAnd when my self is feelin' lowI think about her face aglow and ease my mindSometimes...

And he played in the original Rooster Cogburn with John Wayne. John Wayne did the sequel to that, part of the film was shot out side of Merlin on the rogue river. My mom and grandma got to go see but I missed it. :( I would have been thrilled to see him in person. The only stars I ever saw in person was Rosy Greer, just leaving a sidewalk cafe, the guy that played the ranger in Flipper and I heard Ray Charles at the undersea gardens and Charlie Daniels at the state fair.That was a good show, he did the devil went down to Georgia Also heard Helen Ready live, and got to see one other group that was popular at the time, The Kendall's.

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Ahr'lhonaema ihirer hotaessraei hwiunaier iarr'voi ortaihkhevha na sienov!It is cowardice to be reluctant to take up the sword for a just cause!

Glen was terribly under appreciated as a singer and a player. His style was not flashy, at his best he had the gentle force of a incoming tide. Glen and the singer/songwriter Jimmy Webb were a gift to American Music. Glen and Jimmy have been on my playlist long before there was a YouTube. "If These Walls Could Speak" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFi6-gunDc